ought to know better

But perhaps the whole of humankind believes that everyone else is superstitious and so this absurd tradition continues between people who ought to know better, each of them fearing that they will cause offence.

但或许全人类都会认为，所有其他人都是迷信的，所以，这种荒谬的传统才得以在本该更加明智的人群中传承下去，他们都担心自己会冒犯到别人。

You ought to know better than to gamble your money away.

你应该懂得不能赌博，把钱输掉。

Well, really! You ought to know better at your age!

好了，好了！像你这个年纪的人应该聪明些了！

This is definitely one that people ought to know better.

人们绝对需要好好了解这个单词的含义。

A statesman who ought to know better wants to unpick last year's reform of Europe's common agricultural policy.

一个不甚了解情况的政客想对去年欧洲普遍的农业政策改革指手画脚。

You ought to know better.

你应当更明白些。

You ought to know better than to trust her.

你应当明白她这人不能相信。

Charley, you ought to know better than that.

查理，你应该知道的更多的。

You ought to know me better than to believe everything I say.

你应该更了解我这个人，而不只是相信我说的每句话。

You ought to know him better.

你应该更了解他。

You ought to know better than to go swimming on such a cold day.

你不至于这么冷的天气去游泳吧。

History buff such as yourself ought to know better.

像你这样研究历史的人应该更清楚的

Jenny, you ought to know better. I looked to you to set a good example to the others.

詹尼，你要聪明些，我期望你会成为其他人的榜样。

Don't do that; you ought to know better at your age.

别干那事，你在这个年龄，你该学得乖一点了。

He ought to know better.

他应该更懂事些。